My name's Tina. I lost more than 90 pounds between March 2010 and March 2012 and have been keeping if off ever since. Had a baby at the end of April 2016 and am working to get back to my pre baby form, or at least as close to it as I realistically can!

The pistachio frozen yogurt was okay. It needs improvement. Was a bit bitter for my tastes. I tried it the next day with peppermint extract, honey and dark chocolate chips. Too much pepperment! I will perfect this. Thinking of trying it with no sugar added chocolate instant pudding next time or unsweetened cocoa powder with peppermint extract and dark chocolate chips.

The yogurt cheesecake souffles actually turned out despite my husband using up all the whole eggs yesterday. I had to just use egg whites. But they're yummy, packed full of protein and low in carbs. I put some of my pumpkin and PB "mousse" on top. Next time I'm going to try them with chocolate, peanut butter cream cheese spread, I may have to melt it a bit:

"Toning" is marketing muscles to women who are afraid if they pick up a barbell, they'll leave the gym looking like She-Hulk. It doesn't happen, what does happen is you get results. Lifting Barbie weights does nothing but waste time.

"Toning" is marketing muscles to women who are afraid if they pick up a barbell, they'll leave the gym looking like She-Hulk. It doesn't happen, what does happen is you get results. Lifting Barbie weights does nothing but waste time.

I bought some butternut squash this week to make butternut squash and black bean burritos (they're great!) but have tons left over so I'm going to try out a few new recipes with it. I've made butternut squash mac and cheese (it was ok). So I'm going to make a Butternut Squash, Apple, Coconut salad tomorrow:

http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=2473077

And a Butternut Squash, Cranberry, Cashew and Quinoa salad on Friday:

http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=2473097

I'm also going to try my hand at some Pistachio-flavoured frozen yogurt on Wednesday:

http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=2473114

And some Yogurt Cheesecake Souffles with my Pumpkin and Peanut Butter Mousse as "icing" on Friday:

"Toning" is marketing muscles to women who are afraid if they pick up a barbell, they'll leave the gym looking like She-Hulk. It doesn't happen, what does happen is you get results. Lifting Barbie weights does nothing but waste time.

Made the Garbanzo-Bean Flour Pancakes this morning. Definitely a keeper of a recipe! Without toppings, 235 calories per serving (3 pancakes). With the Earth Balance & Maple Syrup, my breakfast topped out at 367 calories, completely within reason.

It sounds far more sinful than it is but tasted absolutely devilish. ;)

Oh wow, the peanut butter baked in chunks and it tasted just like a Reese's PB cup. It was to die for. It was more like a dessert than a breakfast. If it's still too sinful for your tastes cut the amount of sweetener in the recipe. Bananas alone would make it sweet enough and you don't need the frosting. It's that good without it.

I used maple syrup to sweeten. It actually could have done with a bit less, especially in the frosting (it was very sweet!). I ended up using unsweetened applesauce instead of mashed banana because my husband decided to take my last banana to work (and of course, bring it home the next day uneaten.)

The best thing about it is that it's baked oatmeal, so even though you'd love seconds... you're so satisfied from just 1 serving. Kept me full all morning.

"Toning" is marketing muscles to women who are afraid if they pick up a barbell, they'll leave the gym looking like She-Hulk. It doesn't happen, what does happen is you get results. Lifting Barbie weights does nothing but waste time.

@Amanda: I've made that Apricot Pork Chop recipe lots of times (I think it's originally from Cooking Light) and it's simple and delicious! I like serving it over a bit of rice because it makes a nice sauce.

MolÚs can be really time consuming to make, but are so delicious when done right. This recipe seems to strike the right balance between simplifying things a bit and not sacrificing taste.

Edited by: TINAJANE76 at: 4/25/2013 (11:52)

My name's Tina. I lost more than 90 pounds between March 2010 and March 2012 and have been keeping if off ever since. Had a baby at the end of April 2016 and am working to get back to my pre baby form, or at least as close to it as I realistically can!

Yay! This is always fun. I think I'll try this recipe for chicken korma, except I'll make it vegan by subbing chickpeas for the chicken because this weekend I'll be with my vegan son, DIL & granddaughter.

A little reading tells me that korma is characteristically a creamy style of curry, with yogurt added at a low heat to prevent curdling. But there are variations on the dish, so I guess it's still OK to call it korma without yogurt.

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